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My cat doesn't like raw anymore

	Oscar I run on love.     Purred: Wed May 7, '08 5:59pm PST   Oscar took at 180 degree turn for the better 3 months ago when he started on raw. He ran to his bowl at feeding time for the first time ever (and he's 13, so forever is a long time). His hair that had been thin and sparse for 4 years grew back completely full, fluffy and soft again. He used to smell the dogs food (still on canned and kibble with grains) and turn up his nose waiting for his raw. But now for the past week he's been on a hunger strike. He tries to eat the dog food and claws to get into the dog food bag. He wont eat his raw until he realizes his cries are getting him nowhere, and he stopped eating enough that he needs in a day. So today I went out and got him some grain free kibble and grain free canned. I plopped them down in front of him to see what he was trying to tell me. He went back and forth between the both of them as if I'd been starving him for a month!!! What is it that he isn't getting from raw, does anyone know??? I hate to get his brother, who just recently forgot about the joys of kibble, hooked on it again....so I fed Oscar seperately, but it isn't very convenient. I guess if it's grain free kibble it won't be THAT bad. If I have to, I will rotate between raw, kibble, and canned like Nature's Variety says to. But I'm scared that they will never eat the raw again and Oscar will take a turn for the worse. Any insight here? PS I gave oscar 1/2 can and a small handful of kibble and he's still casing the house looking for more my posts | my page | message me | my family's posts | treat me [notify]

	Mooch The Tiny 4- Parade!     Purred: Wed May 7, '08 8:24pm PST   Oh gosh, I have totally no advise for you but I just wanted to tell you I FEEL for you! I was on my way to getting to the Doors of Raw (lol), had given all but 1 emergency bag of dry away, when all of a sudden, Hunger Strike. Then Constipation. On advice from rawfed, I've gone back to feeding dry and wet. And man almighty, when I put that dry down, was there a major feast. But the kitties have to eat, and you'll need to give whatever they will eat. Hopefully someone with raw knowledge can give you some good advice, but anyway, I just wanted to give you shoulder! my posts | my page | message me | treat me [notify]

	♥Oreo- ♥ I'm A- Model     Purred: Thu May 8, '08 1:25pm PST   Are you giving him the same flavor everyday? Have you swtich flavors? If not,he might be tired of the same flavor every single day. my posts | my page | message me | my family's posts | treat me [notify]

	Oscar I run on love.     Purred: Fri May 9, '08 11:50am PST   I was switching up the flavors about twice a week. That wasn't helping. They were getting a rotation of chicken, beef, rabbit, and venison. Sometimes with freeze dried mixed in, sometimes not. I wonder if there are other "rotators" around here who rotate between raw, canned, and kibble or just raw and canned? Maybe after a couple weeks on canned they will like the change back to some raw for a while, that is my hope!!!! (I don't know if you are supposed to rotate daily, weekly, or just let the kitty decide.) I broke down and gave Oscar's brother canned to for simplicity's sake. I hope I didn't make a mistake :-( my posts | my page | message me | my family's posts | treat me [notify]